Peter Firth

Peter Firth is perhaps best known for his film and stage portrayal of Alan Strang in Peter Shaffer's Equus, a role which earned him a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor, an Academy Award® nomination, a Tony Award nomination, the Theatre World Award and the Plays and Players Award for Best Young Actor.

Raised in Yorkshire, England, Firth took weekend classes at the Bradford Playhouse near his Pudsey home and by his mid-teens was playing in Camelot at the Bradford Alhambra. He made his film debut at the age of 18 in Franco Zeffirelli's Brother Sun, Sister Moon.

Besides countless British television performances for the BBC and Granada TV, Firth has appeared on stage in numerous productions including Bill Bryden's productions of Romeo and Juliet and Spring Awakening (both at the National Theatre) and Peter Hall's mounting of Amadeus on Broadway.